Smyrna times., 1887-08-31

pov Joseph Beers, rector of st.
Ihe HS' F Church, MiddletOwn, has
arrived home
n.,.uare will have at least 500 men
Dela"S pen ot tbe Centennial Celebration
IN Philadelphia
ovoursion was Iun from Delmar
An AnniSobotb on Thursday, consisting
G fisk six well-flled cars.
Tho Sussex corn crop will be the
luz y. I savs the Journal, that has been
laid used for twenty years.
cU Carpenter, of Wyoming, lost
u O';aable n mare one day last week. He
ata,r' a.;ars # was poisoned by someone.
n. William G. Lewis, formerly of
,,Siletowp. al died last week at his home
lTos ATOs' Angeles. The remains will be
S.dngbt =. moi to Delaware for burial.
NJ, Susan B. wife of ProthonotOry
p,-rbenal. died on Thursday morning.
PSo deceased was 81 years of age, and
! ! ~ .;.ter of James S. Anderson of Fred
erica.
tresDass case was heard before
,canire lester at Dover last week.
1obn Hepburn and his two hired men
Sor trespassing upon the premises of
Ts NJ Fisher near Blanco. The Squire
fined them.
The superintendent of the Delaware
,oiIroad Yesterday instituted a change
in tbe manner of signaling for railroad
crossings. and hereafter the engine bells
will be rung and the use of whistles
done away with.
The legislature last winter passed a
law prohibiting the catching of oysters
in St. Jones and Murderkill creeks,
until the Goth of October. The law
heretofore allowed the oysters to be
caught after August Goth.
JohD A. Wilson, an agricultural
dealer in Wilmington. failed last week
for about $1,000, and was afterwards
arrested on a capias, on the charge
Of OfsurreptitiOusly removing goods from
bis premises. He was bailed in So, 900.
COLE. L. Martin is out in a short
communication suggesting a conven-
Of peach growers to consider aud
eOnsult about the peach yeIlows.
He suggests that a meeting be
held in Dover during the week of the
State Fair.
JC. Wilbur has fifteen peach trees
Of the variety known as "Thurber," 8"
from which he has picked eigkty bask-
cts of fruit this year. The trees were
set in 1880, and the baskets sold at the
Milford depot for $75. This was at the
rate of $40 per acre for one crop
Milford NelUs
A gentleman of experience, says the
Deawarean, and who has experimen.
ted considerably in trying to find rem.
edy and cure for yellOws in peaches
says that he found a sure remedy and
one that has proved a complete remedy
in bis orchard and also the orchards Ot
bis neighbOrs. This remedy is fish
manure. He thinks that half pound
Offsh phosphate to each tree is sufi-
eient.
The teachers and editors at RehO.
both have impaired their own spirit
toall their surroundings. Every ocean
breeze watts a reform sentiment across
the fields and gardens of old Sussex
Every land breeze answers back the
refrain. The roaring breakers play
reform music upon the shores of a cOun
ty that isalive with reformers, and all
thlngs present inspire a faith in the
eause.-Susser JOusnal.
On Tuesday Of last week severa
tracts Ofreal estate were sold in front
olthe County Building. A tract belong
ing to the estate of the late Thomas II
Delney was purchased by J.T. Lowe
for Sl5,04S. A tract Of16 acres belong
ing to the estate of VIM. Williams nea
bishops corner was bought by J. d
BOggs, for 500. Jesse Williams bal,
%VOtOr ll3 acres Ofthe same estate. S8I
acres OF the estate of John H. Mitchell
brought sl,OS4, w. A. Willis being tn
purchaser.
governor Beaver, quickly responsive,
patriotic suggestion, has OfIiciall,
'Oleed the idea Of a Constitutional Cen
.ennlal holiday. Good. Now let Gov
eInor Green do likewise in behalf O
Ouf friends and neighbOrs the JERSEY
meni and let Governor Biggs impres
upOa the people of Delaware that the
Ougat 70 journey nOrthward en- mass
VI noeplember II. Delaware is the Di.
lTna ila, State, not so much because sh
mule, as because she was the first [
SSIoPt the glorious Constitution. Phil,
aslphta Record.
secretary Bayard, Senator GRAY an
,. v.ners are saidto have planned an a
SnP 70 smother Constitutional reforr
SSuIhg their recent sojourn ut Reh,
Uoll. dOnOt know whether this re
KY lS true Orfalse. Their secret col
.i,s .;sse mas, as yet, borne no visible frui
tSa ss.uel ior or against a Convention.
a.. 10y are opposed to- a convention the
a,e ao working in secret; if they are in f
III Oia convention they are putin
,uel nr ilght under a bushel instead
pdoJ. I'M q candle stick.-EditOrial CORE
P''ue'ce Of the SUSSEX Journal.
osIorses Iorses are suffering with fatal attacl
s.S .S1g lever and blind staggers in NJ
nao;., nv NeGk, and in fact all parts Of tn
nj iB1sgia, B'l for the last few days. Sar
Dickel OF Milford Neck lost a 90,
bo,S b,i1S, ~ from staggers last Tuesday. al
An iu 1eG. Davis and Bethuel Merr
downa :. lSst reports had horse ca,
Waml%lt "u with the same complaint. Fro
esssa euOHa and Woodside ma
lana ~ are reported, and over in MAJ
~ r sue loss to farmers is alarmiu
hsdpo p's..y y, tough on the average farm
anS ma si'O worth ofhorsehesh Law do,
MiikulSle ule, c. 1t is truely a dead loss.
tbs superintendent g L. Irving Handy.
tho, NJ n schools OF Kent county. ga
ofsSae 'ne annual reports Of the clel
CON-, Conn., several school districts Of IL
Sl0oogg indicate that there is betwe
ss,sV S.gOV and $4,000 in the hands of
last roa - an unexpended balance fir,
ton s4rs tax levy and state appropI
bbo = TINS money had been paid {
The saS ySeaehers it would have increal
Tha 'siaries by almost $40 a mon
wbioss ssIacners are now paid salal
ors;ss Sl hardly enables them 10 20 &
sum-. o.y miles from home during
ham or "a vacation. McKendree Dow
nal 3, ,@o1soc'ate 80 editor the SUSSEX 10
much georgetown, who has devo
ays II .,'ne to the schools Of his couI
''l0ol districts. = S 0u'
be uS a~..a following special premiums
this ed vao at the Delaware State ]
nounseS IN addition to those
M N1u 10 the premium list;
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